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Adfactors acquires Australia's SenateSHJ

Adfactors acquires Australia's SenateSHJ

Arun Sudhaman 20 Aug 2026
PR 2030: "Strategic" perception belies functional reality

PR 2030: "Strategic" perception belies functional reality

The inaugural PR 2030 Transformation Study finds communicators across Asia, the Middle East and Africa winning the argument on strategic value, but without the access or responsibility that should follow.
David Blecken 13 Aug 2026
The battle for GEO

The battle for GEO

As search becomes a reputation environment, questions about GEO ownership risk diminishing the full communications remit.
Arun Sudhaman 31 Jul 2026
The government dividend ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

The government dividend ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

As 'cockroach' protests erode the state's credibility, new data reveals the PR sector's growing proximity to power.
Arun Sudhaman 24 Jul 2026
Resilience is Africa's competitive advantage ๐ŸŒ

Resilience is Africa's competitive advantage ๐ŸŒ

The continent's strongest consultancies are pairing sustained commercial performance with more sophisticated advisory, measurement and AI capabilities.
David Blecken 16 Jul 2026
Cannes learns context ๐Ÿฆ

Cannes learns context ๐Ÿฆ

As someone who has chronicled the PR sector's uneven emergence at Cannes since 2009, there are good reasons for optimism.
Arun Sudhaman 01 Jul 2026
Cannes bubbles rise again ๐Ÿซง

Cannes bubbles rise again ๐Ÿซง

Creativity helps us make sense of larger truths, but the line between myth-making and fabrication is a thin one.
Arun Sudhaman 18 Jun 2026

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